Illinois plastic surgeon with 8 patient deaths faces another license suspension
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs temporarily suspended Dr. Ayoub Sayeg’s medical license,...
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Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency
The Tribune and the University of Chicago's Mansueto Institute examined how Illinois, Chicago and Cook...
Illinois ignores rules and red flags as ‘servant leader’ runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals
West Suburban and Weiss Memorial's collapse illustrates what can go wrong in a state that...
Women describe trauma, panic attacks in Madigan aides’ #MeToo scandal as watchdog cracks down
Two top aides to Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan who were ousted over sexual harassment...
How a Chicago college student ended up in the middle of an FBI investigation into Chinese spying
Ji Chaoqun easily blended in among the 2,900 international students at the Illinois Institute of...
Stock sales brought Chicago investor $560 million — and unwanted scrutiny
Co-founded by Chicago private equity investor Reeve Waud, Acadia Healthcare Co. has used billions of...
Serious crime has doubled on Chicago’s ‘L’ system, despite the CTA adding thousands of security cameras
Reports of serious crimes on the CTA rail system have doubled since 2015 even as...
Judge dismisses Lincoln Yards lawsuit, says advocacy organizations had no right to file
A Cook County judge on Monday tossed out a lawsuit by two advocacy organizations that...
As trial approaches, lawyer in Hastert hush-money lawsuit alleges possible perjury
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's federal criminal case is long behind him, but a...
Nursing home mogul Philip Esformes sentenced to 20 years for $1.3 billion Medicaid fraud
Former Illinois and Florida nursing home mogul Philip Esformes wept and pleaded for mercy Thursday...
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert backpedals on earlier admission of sexual misconduct as Yorkville High School wrestling coach
More than three years after former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert made admissions in a...
A hidden cost of Chicago police misconduct: $213 million to private lawyers since 2004
When a man cleared of murder after 21 years in prison sued the Chicago police...
Judge questions whether lawsuit to stop Lincoln Yards taxpayer subsidy can proceed
A Cook County judge on Wednesday expressed doubt about whether the advocacy groups that sued...